坦桑尼亚一家法院指控一名反对派高层人物犯有叛国罪，这是致命选举抗议活动一周年纪念日前一周不断扩大的一场镇压行动的又一例。
A Tanzanian court charged a senior opposition figure with treason, adding to a widening crackdown a week ahead of the first anniversary of deadly election protests.
主要反对党民主与发展党（Chadema）的培训、组织和选举主任约翰·潘巴卢周三在商业中心达累斯萨拉姆出庭。
John Pambalu, director of training, organization and elections of the main opposition Chadema party, appeared in court in Dar es Salaam, the commercial hub, on Wednesday.
州检察官在起诉书中称，潘巴卢“意图说服公众阻挠大选”，并在全国范围内举行“无休止的抗议”。
Pambalu had the “intention to persuade the public to cause obstruction of the general election” and conducted “endless protests” throughout the East African nation, the state attorney said in the charge sheet.
民主与发展党主席通杜·利苏面临类似指控，该罪名可判处死刑，他自2025年4月以来一直被拘留。高等法院定于11月6日对其案件作出裁决。
Chadema chairman Tundu Lissu is facing similar charges, which carry the death penalty, and has been in custody since April 2025. The High Court is due to make a ruling in his case on Nov. 6.
10月29日的选举因关键反对派领导人被排除在外而伴随暴力和广泛骚乱。总统萨米娅·苏卢胡·哈桑被宣布以98%的支持率赢得选举。
The Oct. 29 election was marred by violence and widespread unrest over the exclusion of key opposition leaders. President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared the winner of the vote with 98% support.
一项官方调查认定选举后暴力造成的死亡人数为518人，政府指责身份不明人员策划叛乱。然而，反对派组织估计，在重型武装安全部队镇压示威活动期间，有超过1000人死亡。
An official inquiry put the death toll from post-election violence at 518 and the government accused unidentified individuals for plotting an insurrection. Opposition groups however estimate that more than 1,000 people died as heavily armed security forces suppressed the demonstrations.
内政部长帕特罗巴斯·卡坦比否认了政府镇压反对派的说法，称当局正对“闹事者”采取法律行动以维护法律与秩序。
Home Affairs Minister Patrobas Katambi has denied claims of a government crackdown on the opposition, saying the authorities were taking legal action against “troublemakers” to maintain law and order.